St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-05

A RTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
II Andrew Schoch Grocery Company. We, the
undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of becoming a Corporation
under the prov 8 ons of title two (2) of chapter
thirty -four (34) of the General st ,tutes of the
State of Minnesota of the year 1875 and the
eral acts OF the Legislature of said state amenda-
tory thereon, and for that purpose do hereby
adopt and sign these articles of incorporation as
follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this CORPORATION shall be The An
drew Schoch Grocery Company.
The general nature of the business of this Cor
porat on shall be the carrying of Wholesale
and Retail Grocery business; to buy, sell, barter
and deal in Groceries, Provisions and all other
Goods Wares and Merchandise and Property dealt
in belonging or pertaining to a General Grocery
business. The principal place for the transaction
of the business of this Corporation shall be in the
City of st. Paul, Ramsey County, in said State of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of this Corpora
ton shall be the Sth day of January, 1887, and the
period of its continuance shall be thirty 500 years
from said date of commencement.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the capital stock of this Corpor
alton shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ 0Ooi
and shall be paid in as called tor by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE w.
The highest amount of indebtedness or liability
to VIII ch this Corporation shall at any time be
subject shall not exceed the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
Thousand Dollars (s25,0c0.l
ARTICLE V
The names and places of residence of the per-
sons forming tins Corporation are as follows,
to-wit:
Andrew schoch, J. George Schoch AIonzo J.
Birmingham, George C. Leyh, George Trout
Nicholas Miller and Lewis ]. ullsiek all residing
| IN the City of st. Paul. Ramsey County, State Of
Minnesota.
ARTICLE VI
The government CT this Corporation and the
| management of its affairs hereby vested in a
Board of FIVE Directors, who shall be stockhold-
ers in this Corporation and who shall be elected
at the annual meeting of the stockholders which
shall be held on the second Monday of January in
| each year. and who shall hold ofice until their
| successors are elected and qalifed
The Executive officers of this Corporation shall
| be President, Vice President, Secretary and a
] Treasurer, who shall be elected by the Board of
Directors from their number at lis first meet
ing and at the first meeting OF the Board after the
annual meeting of the stockh holders in each We ar
ana VINO shan hoid ONCE until their successors
are elected and qualified, provided that the offices
| of Secretary and Treasurer, or President and
| Treasurer, may be held by the same person at the
| same time If the Board OF Directors so determine
| and elect.
| Vacancies in the Board of Directors or in the
said officers of the Corporation shall be filed by
| the Board OF Directors at any regular or special
meeting held Ill pursuance of the bylaws.
| The names of the persons forming the first
| Board of Directors Andrew Schoch. J. George
] Schoch, Alonzo ]. Birmingham. George Trout and
| I1S"is d. I1ubSiSh WIZ OLuc0 until the
| first annual meeting of the Board and until then
successors are elected and qualified.
| ARTICLE VII.
| The number and amount OF shares of the
capital stock Of this Corporation shall be five
| hundred (500) shares of One Hundred Dollars
| (Sl0O) each.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18th day of December, \.
D. 1856.
Signed and sealed in presence of;
NJ. r. GUENTHER
| Z. r. HoLCoMBE.
ANDREW SCHoCH, [Seal.
| ALONZ0 J. BUCKINGHAM. Seal.
| J. GEORGE SCHOCK, Seal.
GEORGE TROUT, Seal
GEORGE c. LEYH. seal
| NICHOLAS MILLER, ISeal.
| LEWIS J. HULSIEK. Seal.